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diff --git a/docs/cgi/in.html b/docs/cgi/in.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..679306aaa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/cgi/in.html @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<html><head><title>CGI Script input</title></head><body><h1><img alt="" src="in_files/CGIlogo.gif"> CGI Script Input</h1> +<hr> + +<h2>Specification</h2> + +For requests which have information attached after the header, such as +HTTP POST or PUT, the information will be sent to the script on stdin. +<p> + +The server will send <a href="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/env.html#cl">CONTENT_LENGTH</a> bytes on +this file descriptor. Remember that it will give the <a href="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/env.html#ct">CONTENT_TYPE</a> of the data as well. The server is +in no way obligated to send end-of-file after the script reads +<code>CONTENT_LENGTH</code> bytes. </p><p> +</p><hr> +<h2>Example</h2> + +Let's take a form with METHOD="POST" as an example. Let's say the form +results are 7 bytes encoded, and look like <code>a=b&b=c</code>. +<p> + +In this case, the server will set CONTENT_LENGTH to 7 and CONTENT_TYPE +to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. The first byte on the script's +standard input will be "a", followed by the rest of the encoded string.</p><p> + +</p><hr> + +<a href="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/interface.html"><img alt="[Back]" src="in_files/back.gif">Return to the +interface specification</a> <p> + +CGI - Common Gateway Interface +</p><address><a href="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/mailtocgi.html">cgi@ncsa.uiuc.edu</a></address> + +</body></html>
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